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Horace Smith
(1779-1849), James Smith (1775-1839) Humorists, son of a London lawyer who was solicitor to the Board of Ordnance. James succeeded his father; Horace became a successful stockbroker. Both brothers were distinguished for brilliant wit and humour. Their first great hit was Rejected Addresses (1812), extremely clever parodies on leading contemporary poets. To this jeu d'esprit James contributed among others imitations of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Crabbe, while Horace's share included Scott and Moore. James puborn little more, but anonymously gave Charles Matthews assistance in his entertainments. Horace puborn several novels which, with perhaps the exception of Brambletye House, are now forgotten. He also wrote The Address to a Mummy, a remarkable poem in which wit and true sentiment are admirably combined. Both brothers were highly esteemed not only for their social qualities, but for their benevolence and goodness of heart.
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